The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 230
At this time, on the top of the city, countless soldiers dressed in the same costumes fought together.A moment ago, they were still comrades in arms fighting side by side with the same hatred, but at this time, they became enemies who faced life and death and regarded them like thieves.

One of them had a white cloth tied to his arm, and while the other was unprepared, he launched a sudden attack, killing them at a loss and retreating steadily.

"Kill! Open the city gate and welcome Wang Shi into the city!"

"King Jinghai and his subordinates have committed crimes against the superiors. They are treasonous and immoral, and heaven and earth will not tolerate them. It is not too late for us to surrender our righteousness and make meritorious deeds. Lords, kill!"

"Those who are willing to surrender and surrender will live, and those who resist the heavenly soldiers will die!"

The chaotic sounds of intimidation and persuasion were mixed with the shouts of killing. When some Ninghai defenders heard it, their minds were shaken and it was difficult to concentrate on the battle. They were immediately chopped down by the rebels.

The battle situation slowly tilted towards the side of the rebels, and the defenders, who accounted for more than half of their troops, kept retreating under the attack of the rebels.

The generals loyal to King Jinghai tried their best to organize troops to counterattack, but with little success.Today's Ninghai City has become an isolated city, and everyone knows in their hearts that there is no hope for King Jinghai.Whether to die with King Jinghai, or to surrender to the imperial court to steal a life, these people are constantly swaying in their hearts.

In the imperial army barracks outside the city, everyone was awakened by the movement of Ninghai City, and went to watch one after another.Outside the big tent at this time, Tang Tianhao and a group of generals gathered together, looking at Ninghai City with different expressions.

"Commander, now that Ninghai City is in chaos, it is a good time for us to attack the city. The last general asks for orders and leads the army to take the city in one fell swoop." The general waiting on the side showed an excited expression, and hurriedly clasped his fists and asked for a fight.

Seeing this, the rest of the generals stood up and asked for a fight, no matter how willing he was to gain military merit alone.

Tang Tianhao stroked his white beard, nodded in satisfaction, and was about to give an order.General Gan who was standing beside Cao Ziyan immediately stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Commander, now Ninghai City is in our pocket under the strategizing of our deputy commander, why should we attack the city in the middle of the night? At dawn, someone in the city will open the city gate and surrender to us. Please also invite the commander-in-chief to sit in the tent and wait and see what happens."

"You, what do you mean?" General Hou was furious when he heard the words, and glared at General Gan and shouted, "Old General Tang is the commander of the army. The commander has his own ideas on how to do it. Do you still need to teach me?"

"The last general doesn't mean that, please tell the commander-in-chief." General Gan quickly bowed to Tang Tianhao and explained, then raised his head, glared at General Hou angrily, and shouted, "Hou Mingfeng, you dare to sow discord here?"

"Hmph, you know in your heart whether you are sowing discord." Hou Mingfeng rolled his eyes and didn't even look at him.

"You! Okay, let's fight one-on-one if you want. If I, Gan Zongwang, don't beat your mother today, I will read my name backwards." General Gan was furious, and drew his sword ready to humiliate him.

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this for a long time." Hou Mingfeng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at him, narrowed his eyes slightly, with a wave of killing intent.

"Shut up all of you. Before the war is over, our own people will fight first. Doesn't this make the world ridicule? You are disgracing the commander-in-chief and the entire army!" Tang Tianhao was furious, glared at the two of them viciously, and ordered, "Come on, pull the two of them down and beat them twenty times!"

"Ah? Commander, we don't dare anymore. Please forgive me, Commander." The expressions of the two couldn't help changing when they heard this, and they knelt down on the ground, begging Tang Tianhao for mercy.They knew that if these twenty boards went down, they would have to lie down for a few days before they could ride a horse.Now that the war is coming to an end, they don't want to be ridiculed all the way back.

"Old General Tang, now that the war is coming to an end, the two of them are a little slack in their hearts, and they have been messing around a bit. Please ask the commander-in-chief to deal with the two generals, so don't you punish the two generals?" Cao Ziyan stood up at this moment and pleaded. It seems that at this moment, it is necessary for him to speak out and intercede for the two of them.First, Gan Zongwang belonged to him and had to be saved.Secondly, he could take the opportunity to show his favor to Hou Mingfeng and let him persuade him to give him a favor.

Tang Tianhao didn't want to punish the two of them at all, let alone one of them was a general under his command. With Cao Ziyan's plea, he went downhill, snorted coldly, and glared at the two of them, "For the sake of Vice Marshal Cao Come on, the commander will not punish you, you should remember the lesson in the future, and don't act recklessly and fight each other, you know?"

"The last general knows, thank you, Commander, for your mercy." The two quickly thanked each other.

Afterwards, Gan Zongwang thanked Cao Ziyan and said, "I would like to thank Vice Marshal Cao for his kindness."

Cao Ziyan helped him up with a smile, "General Gan doesn't need to be polite, it's just a trivial matter." Then he turned to look at Hou Mingfeng, thinking that he would also thank him.

No, Hou Mingfeng snorted coldly, and walked behind Tang Tianhao without saying a word.Cao Ziyan's smile suddenly froze, and he turned his head in embarrassment with a gloomy expression.

Gan Zongwang was furious when he saw this, and was about to step forward to argue, but Cao Ziyan grabbed his shoulder and shook his head at him, signaling him to calm down.Only then did he hold back his anger and backed away silently.

The scene calmed down, Tang Tianhao looked at the situation in Ninghai City, and found that the shouts of killing in the city were getting louder, the flames were red, and the smoke was billowing, he couldn't help frowning and asked: "Deputy Commander Cao, are you really sure?" After dawn, will Ninghai City voluntarily surrender?"

"Commander, I can assure you that after dawn, Ninghai City will return to the imperial court." Cao Ziyan said confidently, "In the past few days, the general has sent many spies to the city to secretly persuade the major families to surrender. The imperial court and many generals in the Ninghai garrison were also persuaded by us and were willing to submit to us. The chaos in the city at this time was initiated by them."

"However, in this way, the ruthless flames of war will inevitably affect innocent people, and the people in this city will be in trouble." Tang Tianhao couldn't bear it, and said worriedly.

"Innocent? If it wasn't for the support of these people, where would King Jinghai get his troops to rebel against the court?" Cao Ziyan sneered, "Now let them kill each other, and our army can take down the entire city without hurting a single person."

"Hey, these people, no matter what you say, are the people of our Tianwu Dynasty, how can you ignore them?" Tang Tianhao sighed slightly, shaking his head.

"Commander, as the saying goes, kindness does not command soldiers. If we pity the people everywhere, the enemy may use the people to coerce us and trap our hands and feet. Only by turning the army into a killing sword can we destroy all obstacles in front of us. , won the final victory. As for Fumin after the war, that is a matter for civil officials, so what has it to do with our generals?" To rule the world in chaos, is it possible to control violence with violence and stop killing with killing. Only by killing all rebels can the world be stable. And in this process, the people themselves participate in it, how can they escape the spread of war? , they have only two choices, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish, that's all."

"You!" Tang Tianhao pointed at him, his eyes full of shock.It never occurred to him that this young man who looked gentle and elegant on weekdays was full of violent thoughts in his heart.

"Hehe, Commander, the last general made a slip of the tongue just now, and I hope you will forgive me." Cao Ziyan knew that his thoughts were unacceptable, so he smiled and confessed to Tang Tianhao. "There is great chaos in the city now, whether to attack the city now, everything is decided by the commander-in-chief."

Tang Tianhao glanced at him slightly, his eyes were even more worried.He knew that what Cao Ziyan just said was definitely his sincerity. According to his thoughts, plus the previous methods of his subordinates when suppressing the rebellion, he knew that if he attacked the city at this time, once he entered the city, , I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will take the opportunity to plunder and plunder the city, and search for money. At that time, the people will suffer even greater suffering.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, "Forget it, let's wait until dawn."

(End of this chapter)